The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care AssociationHumansUnited StatesHospitalsRuralUrban
The impact of the removal of the low-wage index hospital policy on urban and rural hospitals.
Saleema A Karim, Kristie W Thompson, George H Pink, George M Holmes
Published: 202510.1111/jrh.70090
Abstract
PURPOSE: The low-wage index hospital policy (LWIHP), implemented in fiscal year (FY) 2020, temporarily increased Medicare wage index values for hospitals in the lowest quartile to address geographic differences in reimbursement. Following a federal c…
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